Robin De Peyer reports:
A leading London university today launched a cyber security investigation after students received a mystery email from its President saying simply: “bello”.
The account of University College London‘s Michael Arthur sent out the message to an “all students” address last night – prompting ridicule from those who received it.
Dozens of students responded to the message, including one who replied: “Bello? Is it me you’re looking for?” in a reference to the Lionel Richie hit “Hello”.
Read more on London Evening Standard.
Update: It seems that the reply-all problem continued for a while as UCL was slow to close down the list, but of note, there’s a report that some students found themselves subscribed to porn and Sarah Palin channels without their consent.
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